I am considering to launch a start-up regarding online investigation geared towards law enforcement and insurance companies investigation fraud, due diligence, etc. But I am always curious how the profit would be? Will the profit be low if not much information is found on the given task? Do you charge hourly rate even though there is no guarantee not many information can be retrieved during the investigation?

OSINT toolkit for Venezuela:https://open.substack.com/pub/unishka/p/osint-of-venezuela?r=5ml2el&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

Feel free to let me know in the comments if I've missed any important sources.

You can also find toolkits for other countries that have been covered so far on UNISHKA's Substack.
https://substack.com/@unishkaresearchservice

Hey OSINT folks,

I stumbled upon a neat trick to link an email address to a Github account using email spoofing & commit metadata.

Here’s how it works:

1. Create a new repo
2. Make a commit while spoofing the email of your target
3. Push the commit to Github
4. Watch which Github account gets associated with that commit

I packaged this and other Github OSINT techniques into an open-source tool called github-recon. It allows you to gather OSINT on a Github account starting from either an email address or just a username.

The big question: Should Github “fix” this? If they do, how can they prevent account leaks without ruining UX for regular users?

Curious to hear your thoughts!

Does anyone know what happened to Spyse.com ? and is there a way to connect with their team ? anyone from their team is Here ? or anyone in group is connected ?

Hello mates, I created a Shipwreck Tracker. My project lets users keep track of ship wrecks on a map. Aside from OSINT, I'm a huge fan of shipwreck hunting and the wonders of navel vessels as well.

At the moment, I've added the ships that are the most nostalgic to me as I've seen a few in person but I'm still working to try to document more ships and their locations as well as adding more info as to why they sunk and who owns said ship.

So far, we have an interactive map, 7 map styles, an account system and a submission system too. My project is 100% community ran so adding ships and features might take some time.

If your interested, check it out! https://github.com/Alfredredbird/Open-Wrecks

Much love mates!

Hello everyone,

I have a question about TikTok: is there a way to watch the replay or download someone else's live after it's over?

I've tried searching for it on the creator's profile, on YouTube, Twitter/X and other networks, but I couldn't find anything.

If anyone knows any tools, methods, tricks or other ways to do this, I would greatly appreciate your help.

Hi everyone, I'm working on building my OSINT/threat intelligence skills and portfolio and I’d like to connect directly with analysts, boutique firms, or smaller NGOs doing this type of work.

I’m looking for guidance on:

The best ways to meet or talk one-on-one with people in the field, communities or platforms where experienced analysts hang out and share insights. Also wondering, how do I approach professionals in a direct but non-spammy way?

I want to learn directly from practitioners, not just through online tutorials, as of now, I have done only one in depth investigation, how could I share it with others and get feedback?

Any advice would be really appreciated. Thanks!

OSINT toolkit for Morocco: https://open.substack.com/pub/unishka/p/osint-of-morocco?r=5ml2el&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

Feel free to let me know in the comments if I've missed any important sources.

You can also find toolkits for other countries that have been covered so far on UNISHKA's Substack.
https://substack.com/@unishkaresearchservice

I’m looking to improve my ability to connect sites to their owners and to other sites. I’m familiar with the basic concepts and tools—and regularly use things like Maltego and Silent Push. But I regularly get stumped and see others in my field find connections that I missed.

Any suggestions on courses I could take? Would an intro to web development be worth it?

OSINT toolkit for Cuba is out: https://open.substack.com/pub/unishka/p/osint-of-cuba?r=5ml2el&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

Feel free to let me know in the comments if I've missed any important sources.

You can also find toolkits for other countries that have been covered so far on UNISHKA's Substack.
https://substack.com/@unishkaresearchservice

found a master link on this sub containing 20+ links to various reverse phone lookup sites - some seem american-geared & sometimes don’t give results for the canadian numbers i’m entering. other sites only give generic info i already have on these numbers, like country, city, and phone carrier. i’m looking for more specifics like address and full name. not willing to fork out $ even for a trial if it won’t include canadian phone number results, but i am under the impression $ is pretty much the only way to get an address.

it’s 2 numbers, found a full legal name for one but only first name/nickname for the other. all other searches (google, social media, linkedin, etc) are not providing any new info. where can i go from here?

Hi all, I work in corporate intelligence in London and have 3.5 years of experience in the industry. Due to the current cost of living crisis and declining living standards in the UK, I have been seriously considering moving abroad. However, as the corporate intelligence/OSINT industry is very niche and small (except in the US), my options seem relatively limited. Ideally, I would like a position in a Gulf country but am open to moving to other locations. Has anyone here moved from the UK or know professionals who have moved from the UK? I would be very keen to hear their stories for a better insight.

I have a Facebook user's ID, is there a way to access the profile?

Can't create a Facebook account because whenever I try it immediately gets locked and they ask for a verification selfie.

OSINT toolkit for Albania is out: https://open.substack.com/pub/unishka/p/osint-of-albania?r=5ml2el&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

Feel free to let me know in the comments if I've missed any important sources.

You can also find toolkits for other countries that have been covered so far on UNISHKA's Substack.
https://substack.com/@unishkaresearchservice

Similar to Meta’s Ad library that has been used in OSINT investigations about elections in the US and Moldova, LinkedIn, Google, and Tiktok also have public ad databases. These ad libraries allow the general public to see who is advertising on what topics and what their reach (or ad spend) is, both through a graphical user interface and using the API to automate queries at a larger scale. In this article, we’ll demonstrate how to query LinkedIn’s ad library API with scripts. We’ll use the example of AirBnB advertisements targeting Amsterdam residents in response to a policy proposal by the local government to restrict short-term vacation rentals.

StatePulse updates every day and fetches the latest legislation across different jurisidictions. Uses Gemini's API to summarize bills in 100 words.

Link to website: https://www.statepulse.me/

Link to github repo: https://github.com/lightningbolts/state-pulse

Special thanks to: OpenStates for their legislative data/scrapers, MapLibre GL for map rendering, and more!

Just curious to know what methods private individuals employed in era's preceding the internet or Mass media for collecting information on other individuals and entities. I'd assume libraries, church/county records, ad postings, phone books, etc would have been used but I still feel that it falls short of what classical OSINT likely consisted of. If anyone has input on this id appreciate it.

https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2025/08/05/world/north-korea-it-worker-scheme-vis-intl-hnk/index.html

Google deleted the "cached" function off their browser. Bing cached's function was helpful too, but not anymore. Anyone know of any other similar sites to SocialGrep?

Also, please name the tools if you know them, Ive seen people reply with descriptions but never give the source.

Hello everyone, I’m a undergrad just out of high school and I’m looking for to apply isn’t on my resume. But I’d like some help from everyone to see how I can evaluate the wording and structure of applying OSINT into my resume.

A little bit of my Background: • I’ve spent time doing independent OSINT research and projects (e.g. Research on applying Aerospace Prediction models to monitoring paramilitary telegram posts and flagging critical information. ) • I’ve also contributed to the tracing of Task Force Rusich cryptocurrency transactions and linking them to an individual, I’ve worked with my community for reconnecting family members, as well providing law enforcement tips [so far 2 have been successful], etc.

My end goal is to land an internship (and later a career) in intelligence analysis; however I’m not sure if I should place my success in my accomplishments, projects, or experience. I’m not even sure on how to word it. This problem doesn’t just stop at internships it is also imminent in my transfer applications. Universities typically have the option to send your resume in and have it looked at as supporting documents in your application. Throughout the time I was in high school (sophomore year - senior) my main extracurriculars were STEM focused yet a lot of that knowledge was used to apply to ASINT Research.

I’d love any feedback you have. Thank you.

Does anyone remember the map tool that was published to help search the ocean for flight MH370? If I remember correctly, once the website was opened, users could visually inspect a UTM quarter of the ocean. If no clues were found, they could move on to the next quarter. In this way, the community collaboratively worked through a large portion of the ocean map.

What was the name of the website, or is there any other background information available?

Hey guys, I know social media like WeChat and others scrub original metadata from videos and images. So, if I know the general location where something was taken, but have no GPS metadata or anything else to go off of, other than the blurry landmarks shown in the video, are there any good tools I can use to geolocate? The general area is too large to google map it by hand

I have already tried shadow finder and open street map search from Bellingcat.

Thank you

Hi everyone, I would like to know if there a methodology or tool to check information about deleted or unavailable Instagram accounts, something like Archive where I can see the profile photo or username, general data of the profile before was deleted.

OSINT toolkit for Bulgaria is out: https://open.substack.com/pub/unishka/p/osint-of-bulgaria?r=5ml2el&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

Feel free to let me know in the comments if I've missed any important sources.

You can also find toolkits for other countries that have been covered so far on UNISHKA's Substack.
https://substack.com/@unishkaresearchservice